Raceline Wheels Takes Multiple Checkered Flags at King of the Hammers

GARDEN GROVE, CA FEBRUARY 24, 2011: Raceline Wheels spent the week at the 2011 Griffin King of the Hammers supporting all the racers, volunteers and spectators. Seventeen finishers had Raceline Wheels on their rigs crossing the finish line.

The wheels proved once again to hold up to the most challenging races in the United States battling huge rocks, desert whoops and sand washes at speed. There is no doubt that the Monster Wheel could stand to battle and was also seen on quite a few trail rigs loaded with spectators headed out to watch the action. “Raceline Wheels makes a tough wheel. We raced almost eight miles on a flat at King of the Hammers this year and the wheel is still totally straight,” said Lucas Murphy #816.

Raceline Wheels supports the King of the Hammers in multiple ways including making the trophies for the volunteers and winners, hosting the Volunteer Taco dinner and the 2nd Annual Show and Shine on Thursday night. Raceline, in conjunction with Extreme Wheelers 4 Christ in Yucca Valley, cooked up carne asada and supplied over 3000 tacos to the volunteers, racers and crew. On Saturday five of those volunteers were honored with Raceline Wheels trophies for their outstanding service throughout the week. Awardees included Doug Cousins, Mark Matthews, Danny Grimes, Chris Rea and Andy Glenn.

The 2nd Annual Show and Shine was a hit this year, lining multiple rigs up in front of the main tent to be seen. The winners of the show and shine were: Trail Rig, Nazir Adams Wide Open Designs Custom; Trailer Queen, Kenny Hauk in 07 Jeep Wrangler; Beater, Terri Heale 1985 Toyota extra cab; King of the Hammers Competitive Rig Nazir Adams Wide Open Designs #4467.

The Raceline Wheels Driver stories will be featured on www.RacelineWheels.com/news. “We would like to congratulate every driver for making it to the starting line, that is a battle in itself,” said Greg Mulkey, Raceline Wheels Race Director. “I love this race because it is so hard, and shows the true spirit of every competitor. We have been honored to be the Official Wheel of the King of the Hammers since its inception in 2008, and we hope to continue to support the event in every way possible.”

Raceline Wheel Drivers Qualified for 2012 King of the Hammers

Finish

#

Team Name

Driver

CoDriver

HomeTown

4th

4448

Bomber Fab

Randy Slawson

Mike Slawson

Grand Terrace, CA

10th

4461

BN Motorsports

Ben Napier

Wayne Isrealsen

Sydney, Australia

13th

212

Rock Ware Motorsports

Matt Peterson

Ben Robbins

Colorado Springs, CO

16th

407

Billygoat Motorsports

Bill Kreisel

Bryan Haycock

Citrus Heights, CA

19th

4443

Emick Racing

Tim Emick

Keith Pardue

Orangevale, CA

Additional Raceline Wheel Finishers

Finish

#

Team Name

Driver

CoDriver

HomeTown

24th

70

Ellett Racing

Clint Ellett

Roy Ramey

Calhan Co

25th

554

Trick Toys Racing

Rick Mooneyham

Nate LaRusso

Lake Havasu City, AZ

29th

4413

Bigelow Motorsports

Doug Bigelow

N/A

Emmitsburg, MD

35th

4474

Race Prep Racing

Richie Carter

Kristen Carter

Simi Valley, CA

36th

4440

LT Motorsports

Travis Cook

Lisa Rush

Springfield, MO

37th

4472

Team Bongo Mexico

Jose Manuel

PonceBill Bridge

Morelia, Michoacan, MX

38th

4138

Rig Racing/Rarworx 4x4

Craig Ross

Mike Isom

Montrose, CO

41st

4449

NUHighSchool 49er ROP

Joe Silva

Mike Vargas

Grass Valley, CA

42nd

4420

Crush Motorsports

Derek West

Jason Henne

Springfield, MO

43rd

4471

BLC Motorsports

Dave Schneider

Jason Conover

Reno, NV

45th

4498

Rusty Bray

Dean Evans

Richmond, KY

46th

4499

Torchmate Racing

Jesse Haines

Lil' Rich Klein

Sparks, NV

Raceline Wheels Did Not Finish or Qualify for Main Race

#

Team Name

Driver

CoDriver

HomeTown

13

Torchmate Racing

JT Taylor

Nick Socha

Fountain, CO

22

Trent Fabrication

Derek Trent

Mike Turner

Reno, NV

23

Trent Fabrication

Chris Ridgway

Taylor Tracy

Apple Valley, CA

67

Hollfelder Racing

Jeff Hollfelder

Jeffery Hollfelder

Mountain Ranch, CA

66

Team 4 Wheel Parts

Eric Anderson

Aaron Frappier

Apple Valley, CA

80

Desert Concepts

Larry McCrae

Jarred Jones

Banning, CA

88

Hendrick Jeep Chrysler

Scott Sines

Randy Baum

Charleston, SC

109

H & H Racing

Fred Hill

Richard Gauthier

New Smyran Beach, Fiji

124

No Limit

Andy Johnson

Phil Blunton

Grass Valley, CA

187

Crawling Chaos

Shawn Inman

Carl Langerhans

Fredericksburg, TX

202

Crush Motorsports

Ritchie Keller

Kyle Keller

Elkland, MO

313

Big Country Customs

Dustyn Friesen

Jaime Colbert

Mission BC Canada

343

Emick Racing

Dustin Emick

Tim Emick

Orangevale, CA

450

NorCal Rock Racing

John Goodby

Ian Jorgensen

Folsom, CA

518

Branik Motorsports

Brandon Haynes

Sean Vinyard

Fort Wayne, IN

780

Team ICELAND-TNT

Ragnar Robertsson

Corey Kruchkowski

Iceland

816

Murphy's Law Motorsports

Lucas Murphy

Jon Hastie

North Easton, MA

864

Team BNS Racing

Joe Bunker

Marcus Williams

Monroe, WA

913

DynoMax

Bob Willis

Rob Bonney

Chandler, AZ

929

WWSD Rockracing

Michael Feagins

Chris Corbman

Batesville, IN

604

604 Racing

Kris Fraser

Tommy Hunter

MapleridgeBC, Canada

4343

Liquid Iron Racing

Tim Diekmann

Kyle McShea

West Berlin, NJ

4405

MFS Racing

Travis Carpenter

Dan Trout

Orangevale, CA

4406

Usnick Motorsports

Rob Usnick

Billy Brown

Fayetteville, NC

4416

Motorsports Fab Services

Brian Tilton

Craig Baum

Orangevale, CA

4424

Team Nasty

Matt Enochs

Kelly Kaisel

Alvord, TX

4434

Yoder Racing

Kevin Yoder

Al Frangione

Grass Valley, CA

4435

Team Gen-Right

Kevin Sacalas

Kory Merrill

Riverside, CA

4441

D 2 Racing

Darren Henke

Darlene Henke

Golden, CO

4447

Camco Rock Racing

Joel Withers

Joseph Hines

Brandon, MS

4462

Essentially Offroad Racing

Matt Overton

Daniel Parker

Birmingham, AL

4473

4Wheel Parts/BFG

Brent Goegebuer

Robert Park

Corona, CA

4496

Ballzout Motorsports

Louie Keener

Heath Catron

Springfield, MO

4491

RMB 4 x 4

John Bennett

Mike Nappi

Golden, CO

4475

444 Racing

Gary Ferravanti Jr

Kevin Myer

Paso Robles, CA

7214

505 Performance

Zach Steele

Farmington, NM

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